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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Miami, FL · March 30, 1999

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Date
March 30, 1999 · 03:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FPIA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93111
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99LA062
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,090 total900 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days
N93111Registration cancelled Jan 19, 2017 · Cessna 210LS/N 21060266 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 210LEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight express cargo acft engine quit while on approach, and the acft landed 200 feet short of the rwy, the pilot/sole occupant was not injured, and the acft has substantial damage. (.4) the pilot established an approach and landing profile for a full stop landing. The engine lost power when the throttle was reduced to idle. Efforts by the pilot to restore full power failed. When the pilot retracted the wing flaps, the airplane developed a sink rate. The pilot continued the final approach and the airplane collided with the ground 300 feet short of the runway surface. During the post-accident wreckage examination, several gallons of fuel were recovered from the fuel system. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The engine assembly was subsequently started and operated on the airframe. The engine operated through the entire power range. No mechanical problems were noted with the engine during the operational check. (-23) the pilot was on a visual approach to runway 12 when the engine reportedly failed for unknown causes. The pilot continued on final approach and hit an approach light pole 300 feet short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT EXPRESS CARGO ACFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON APPROACH, AND THE ACFT LANDED 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH AND LANDING PROFILE FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. EFFORTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE FULL POWER FAILED. WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE WING FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A SINK RATE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION, SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED AND OPERATED ON THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE OPERATED THROUGH THE ENTIRE POWER RANGE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE ENGINE DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK. (-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 WHEN THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY FAILED FOR UNKNOWN CAUSES. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON FINAL APPROACH AND HIT AN APPROACH LIGHT POLE 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL99LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOpa Locka, FLThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Mar 30, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93111 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19751101033989ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lost Hills, CAHit 3 ft berm at end of rwy.Nov 1, 1975 · Substantial damage